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Waves to 14 Feet and Coastal Flooding on California's Central Coast
A west swell and morning high tides near 7 feet bring high surf advisories from San Luis Obispo to Los Angeles through Tuesday noon.
The National Weather Service office in Los Angeles/Oxnard has High Surf Advisories in effect until noon PST Tuesday, November 10, for large breaking waves of 9 to 14 feet on San Luis Obispo County and Santa Barbara County Central Coast beaches, and 5 to 8 feet on Ventura and Los Angeles County beaches, especially west-facing ones. Because the swell is from the west, the agency says south-facing spots such as Long Beach will see less of it.
Morning high tides of about 7 to 7.4 feet are bringing Coastal Flood Advisories at the same time: moderate flooding on the Central Coast and minor to locally moderate flooding farther south, over beach parking lots, bike paths and harbor walkways. The weather service says surf and flooding peak Monday and that more advisories will likely be needed through the week.
The agency warns of an increased risk of ocean drowning, rip currents that can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea, and waves that can wash people off beaches and rocks and capsize small boats near shore. Farther north, the San Francisco office has Coastal Flood Advisories for the Bay shoreline and coast, some running to Friday afternoon, and the San Diego office has a Beach Hazards Statement for surf of 3 to 7 feet on west-facing beaches through Tuesday night.
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